Chris Young told the Nationals he planned to opt out of his minor-league contract if they didn’t add him to the MLB roster and today the two sides officially parted ways, as Washington released the veteran right-hander.

Washington has one of the best, deepest rotations in baseball, so it was never a particularly great fit for a 34-year-old starter trying to win a job during spring training. He should be able to help quite a few other teams as a back-of-the-rotation addition, although given his injury history and mid-80s velocity it may be on another minor-league contract.

Young started 20 games for the Mets last season, throwing 115 innings with a 4.15 ERA and 80/36 K/BB ratio.